Green light flashed, Rong Fei took out two sets of ordinary clothes from the jade ring and put them on Gu Fengxiao. Seeing Gu Fengxiao's eyes full of envy, Rong Fei patted his shoulder and said.
"Don't worry, I'll get one for you when I get the chance."
Rong Fei was not trying to make a fool of himself, he really planned to find an opportunity to get some magic weapons to enhance the strength of the Ji Xian Division. One of the majestic Five Ultimate Holy Lands could not even produce any decent magic weapons, leaving Rong as the head catcher.
I don't feel like I'm faceless.
However, this kind of thing cannot be rushed, and it will take a few more encounters with people like Murong Qiu Shui and Taoist Qingyang.
The two of them changed into their regular clothes, put their sabers into jade rings, and walked towards Changle Casino.
Two shirtless men stood at the door of the casino. They looked up and down with squinting eyes and then let them in.
Opening the thick curtain of the gambling house, a strong smell mixed with dry smoke, sweat, and alcohol hit his nostrils. Gu Fengxiao twitched his nose a few times and frowned. Rong Fei, however, had already been worried about the environment here.
After getting ready, he patted Gu Fengxiao on the shoulder and whispered in his ear.
"Relax, don't show your weakness."
Gu Fengxiao nodded and imitated Rong Fei, pretending to be a scoundrel and looking around.
The gambling room is very large, with more than a dozen gaming tables, including dice rolling, Pai Gow, odd and even guessing, etc. There are at least a dozen people around each gaming table, and as many as 20 or 30 people, shouting and shouting.
, scoldings and curses came and went.
The two of them walked around the gambling tables. Gu Fengxiao was about to ask Rong Fei what he was looking for here, when a man suddenly rushed out from the diagonal and blocked the two of them.
"Can you two gentlemen please lend me a moment to speak?"
The person who came was a strong man in his thirties with a full beard, his eyes were flickering, and he was not a kind person at first glance.
Rong Fei grinned silently and nodded nonchalantly.
The two followed the strong man to a small room, closed the door, and immediately cut off the noisy sounds outside and became quiet.
"I, Chen Ergou, am the steward of this gambling house. I'm sorry for my humble eyesight, but the two officials are very close to each other. I wonder which yamen I serve in?"
The strong man asked, clasping his fists and raising his hands, neither humble nor arrogant.
"It turns out to be Brother Gou. I'm so glad to meet you. You can recognize the identity of our two brothers as government officials. Your eyesight is not bad at all. Did you reveal your fault somewhere?"
Rong Fei asked with interest.
"Normal gamblers' eyes will shine when they come here, but the eyes of these two are clear. At first glance, they are not the type of people who should be here."
Chen Ergou explained.
It turned out to be like this. Rong Fei secretly reminded himself to pay more attention to such details the next time he disguised himself. However, he suddenly thought of the magical power of body-changing that he had just learned.
As for the immersive performance, I seem to understand how and where this magical power is used.
However, this was not the time to think about this. Rong Fei took out the silver medal proving his identity from the jade ring and showed it to Chen Ergou.
Chenghu Sherat like Chen Ergou is indeed a well-informed person. When he saw the silver medal, he immediately guessed Rong Fei's identity. He quickly took two steps back and solemnly saluted with clasped fists.
"It turns out that the most popular Ji Immortal in the past two days is Mr. Rong Baotou. I was rude just now. Mr. Rong Baatou please come and take a seat."
After that, he went to order people to serve tea.
Rong Fei stopped Chen Ergou and said.
"No need to bother. We brothers have come to Guibao recently to inquire about some information. We will leave when we get a satisfactory answer. We will not delay your business."
Chen Ergou originally thought that Rong Fei was here to ask for benefits. He was calculating in his mind how much money was appropriate. When he heard this, his face changed color. His eyes rolled around in his eye sockets for a while, and then he asked cautiously.
"Can Rong Baotou please state it clearly? I must know everything and tell you everything."
"Haha, Brother Dog is a smart person, there's no point in pretending to be stupid."
"this…"
Chen Ergou was immediately in trouble.
What I fear most is that Guan Zai is so vague. What can I say? If you talk too much, you will be wrong. If you don't speak up, you will not give Guan Zai face, and you will not be able to do business in the future.
After all, ordinary officials are well-paid and respectful, and they are wary of the power of the owner behind the Changle Gambling House, so they will not go too far.
This man was a ruthless man who dared to arrest even the Minister of Household Affairs. He even forced Zuixianju to do business at a loss. He couldn't afford to offend him.
Gambling houses, brothels, and teahouses are the three most well-informed places. Chen Ergou dare not say that he knows everything about the recent secret happenings in Kyoto, but he also knows most of the inside story.
If you want to live a long life on the Tao, speaking strictly is the key.
Chen Ergou has a very strict mouth, but today Rong Fei came to visit him personally. He probably won't let him go easily and must give some valuable information.
But what can be said and what cannot be said need to be carefully considered.
Chen Ergou looked troubled and his mind was working rapidly. Suddenly, he had an idea and vaguely guessed the purpose of Rong Fei's trip. Looking down again, he saw that the uppers of their shoes were stained with dirt. The street in front of the gambling house was paved with dirt.
The bluestone slabs are cleaned frequently on weekdays, so there is no possibility of mud. However, the alley behind is a dirt road, and it just rained the day before yesterday.
It is common for people to live in the alleys, and people to steal and steal all day long, but this kind of trivial matter will definitely not alarm Ji Xiansi. There must be a big case. Has there been any big case in the back alley recently?
Chen Ergou quickly thought of what he heard from a gambler last night about an old couple being killed at home the night before, and he suddenly had a direction in his mind.
Chen Ergou walked to the door but did not open it. Instead, he opened a small window on the door panel and waved to Rong Fei.
Rong Fei walked over and found that through the small window, he could see most of the gambling tables in the casino.
"The second Pai Gow gaming table on the left is the one with a black face. His name is Xu Silang. He borrowed ten taels of silver and couldn't pay back the gambling capital. He didn't dare to come for a long time. I was thinking of taking my brother there yesterday.
He blocked the door of his house, but this guy took the initiative to find him and pay him back with interest, and he still had money left to continue playing."
Chen Ergou pointed his finger at that person and then pointed to a tall and thin man in his forties next to another gambling table.
"Ada Li, who worked hard at the canal wharf to resist the contract, lost all his ancestral home last year and sold all his wife and daughter to a brothel. Within a few days, he lost all his money again. But the strange thing is that this guy didn't know he was touching
Through some kind of connection, I can get a sum of money every few days. To be honest, I doubt that this guy is doing it every day or two."
Later, Chen Ergou pointed out that the two of them were the owners who suddenly had money and made a fortune in the past two days.
Rong Fei heard Chen Ergou's introduction to the four people, thought for a while and asked.
"Where do these four people live?"
"Three of them live in Xia Xing Lane, next to Chuntao Lane. Although the other one lives farther away, if you want to come to the gambling house, it's closer to you by taking the path behind Chuntao Lane."
"Brother Gou has already guessed the purpose of my visit here. He really has good eyesight."
"Hey, hey, hey, the honorary catcher is overrated, how can he do it if he doesn't have the eyesight to pick up the sidelines?"
Chen Ergou rubbed his hands and smiled.
"Excuse me, Brother Dog, please invite Xu Silang and Li Ada over."
Rong Fei roughly judged the size of each person's feet based on the body shape and height of the four people. After comparing it with the half shoe print on the wooden fence in his memory, he finally narrowed the suspects on Xu Silang and Li Ada.
"Captain Rong, wait a moment. I will go and catch those two guys for you right away."
Soon Chen Ergou led the gambling thugs to grab the two suspects, and he very wisely exited the room and closed the door.
Xu Silang and Li A cowered in fear and looked at Rong Fei nervously, wondering where they had offended this unknown man.
"sit."
Rong Fei pointed to the bench behind the two of them and said.
"Don't dare."
The two of them waved their hands and shook their heads in panic.
"Stop talking nonsense and sit down."
Gu Fengxiao shouted with an angry look.
The two of them were so frightened that they trembled and quickly sat on the bench.
"Lift your feet, raise them higher."
Rong Fei ordered again.
The two of them didn't know why, but they still obeyed.
Rong Fei knelt down and carefully observed the soles of their shoes, and then pointed at Li A Avenue.
"You, get out."
Li Ada was granted amnesty and escaped, leaving Xu Silang with twinkling eyes and an increasingly nervous expression.
"What did you do last night?"
Rong Fei stopped pretending, took out the token, waved it in front of Xu Silang's eyes and asked.
"The night before yesterday...I...I drank too much. I slept at home until dawn and didn't go anywhere."
Xu Silang replied hesitantly.
"Where did you drink, who did you drink with, the specific time, how much you drank, please tell me in detail."
"I bought a pot of soju from a tavern near my home, and drank it alone when I got home. Well... it was probably about a quarter past four, and I fell asleep after drinking it."
"What time was it when you went to the tavern to buy a drink? But who did you see, and who saw you?"
Rong Fei's tone became faster and harsher, and he leaned forward slightly, staring condescendingly into Xu Silang's eyes and shouted.
"It was probably around midnight when I bought the wine. I don't remember the exact time. There were only the old shopkeeper, the waiter, and two tables of customers in the tavern."
"Xu Silang, you're not honest, are you? If we hadn't investigated clearly, we brothers wouldn't have come here to find you. We just went to the tavern to ask, and the shopkeeper said personally that there have been no customers in the store since Youshi time the day before yesterday.
Only after half of Xu hour did two individual visitors come to visit, but you were not among these two individual visitors."
Rong Fei didn't know which tavern Xu Silang was talking about, and he never saw the shopkeeper. He was just making random nonsense to deceive Xu Silang.
When Xu Silang heard this, his face became increasingly pale. Facing Rong Fei's aggressive gaze, he lowered his head in fear and did not dare to look at him.
Rong Fei sneered and was about to continue asking, but Xu Silang suddenly jumped up and ran towards the door.
When Gu Fengxiao saw this, he tripped him with his leg. He raised his hand to catch the shackles Rong Fei took out from the jade ring and cuffed Xu Silang.
"Master Cha... Master Cha... I... I didn't mean to kill anyone. It was just an accident. I still have some jewelry that I haven't pawned. I will give it all to the two masters. I just ask you to let me live. I promise."
From now on, I will obey the law and abide by the law."
Xu Silang, who was pinned to the ground, cried and shouted.
Since then, it has become clear that Xu Silang was the murderer of the old couple.
After escorting Xu Silang out of Changle Casino, Gu Fengxiao finally couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked Rong Fei for advice.
"Sir, how did you know that the murderer was not the old man's nephew but someone else, and how did you know that you could catch the real murderer in the gambling house?"